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Gregg Hurwitz Biography & Facts

Gregg Andrew Hurwitz is an American novelist, screenwriter, and comic book writer. Most of his novels are in the thriller fiction genre. His script writing work includes a film adaptation of his book Orphan X, a TV adaptation of Joby Warrick's Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS, and a screenplay for the 2017 film The Book of Henry. He also has written comic books for comic book publishers like DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Biography Hurwitz grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California. While completing a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University (1995) and a master's from Trinity College, Oxford, in Shakespearean tragedy (1996), he wrote his first novel. At Harvard, he was a student of psychologist Jordan Peterson, who influenced his writing. He was the undergraduate scholar-athlete of the year at Harvard for pole vaulting and played college soccer in England, where he was a Knox Fellow. Hurwitz lives in Los Angeles. He is married and has two daughters. Career Hurwitz is the author of The Tower, Minutes to Burn, Do No Harm, The Kill Clause, The Program, Troubleshooter, Last Shot, The Crime Writer, Trust No One, Don't Look Back, and Orphan X. His books have been shortlisted for best novel of the year by the International Thriller Writers, nominated for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, chosen as feature selections for four major literary book clubs, honored as Book Sense Picks, and translated into 28 languages. He wrote the original screenplay for the film The Book of Henry (2017), directed by Collin Trevorrow for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, and filmed in New York. His 2016 novel Orphan X was picked up by Warner Bros. with Bradley Cooper to direct. Hurwitz will write the screenplay adaptation. Hurwitz has written Wolverine, The Punisher, and Foolkiller for Marvel Comics, and published numerous academic articles on Shakespeare. He has taught fiction writing in the USC English Department, and guest lectured for UCLA and Harvard. He also has written and produced season two of the TV show V. He became the writer of Batman: The Dark Knight for DC Comics in 2012. Bibliography Novels Orphan X Thrillers series Orphan X, January 2016 The Nowhere Man, January 2017 Hellbent, January 2018 Out of the Dark, January 2019 Into the Fire, January 2020 Prodigal Son, January 2021 Dark Horse, February 2022 The Last Orphan, February 2023 Lone Wolf, February 2024 Orphan X short stories Released as ebook and audiobook only "Buy a Bullet", (Book 1.5) October 2016 "The Intern", (Book 3.5) December 2018 "The List", (Book 5.5) August 2020 "The Recital", (Book 8.5) November 2023 The Rains Brothers The Rains, October 2016 Last Chance, October 2017 Tim Rackley The Kill Clause, August 2004 The Program, August 2005 Troubleshooter, July 2006 Last Shot, July 2007 Stand-alones The Tower, April 1999 Minutes to Burn, July 2001 Do No Harm, July 2002 The Crime Writer (also known as I See You), June 2008 Trust No One (UK title as We Know), June 2010 You're Next, November 2010 They're Watching (UK title as Or She Dies), April 2011 The Survivor, July 2012 Tell No Lies, August 2013 Don't Look Back, August 2014 Comic books DC Comics Batman: The Dark Knight #10–29, 0, Annual #1, 2012–2014 Detective Comics #0, 27, 2012–2014 Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1–5, 2011–2012 Marvel Comics Foolkiller vol. 2 #1–5, 2007 Foolkiller: White Angels #1–5, 2008–2009 The New Avengers #55, 2009 Punisher #61–65, 75, 2008–2009 The Savage Axe of Ares #1, 2011 The Vengeance of Moon Knight #1–10, 2009–2010 Shadowland: Moon Knight #1–3, 2010 Wolverine Annual #1, 2007 Wolverine: Flies to a Spider #1, 2009 Wolverine: Switchback #1, 2009 X-Men Forever #4, 2009 Filmography Television Film References External links Official website MacMillan author page Gregg Hurwitz at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original) Gregg Hurwitz at Mike's Amazing World of Comics Gregg Hurwitz at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators Gregg Hurwitz at IMDb. Discover the Gregg Hurwitz popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Gregg Hurwitz books.

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  • Assassin synopsis, comments

    Assassin

    Duncan Falconer

    In Afghanistan, elite operative John Stratton leads a raid on a remote compound, leaving no survivors. Days later, in London, Stratton is contacted by an old friend in military int...

  • Troubleshooter synopsis, comments

    Troubleshooter

    Gregg Hurwitz

    The series that started it all!The maestro of pulsepounding suspense delivers an explosive new whiteknuckle thriller featuring deputy U.S. Marshal Tim Rackley a lawman driven by h...

  • Shadow Hunter synopsis, comments

    Shadow Hunter

    Geoffrey Archer

    One renegade captain threatens disasterHMS Truculent is a nuclearpowered, hunterkiller submarine, and one of the most deadly weapon systems in the world. Phil Hitchens is its disti...

  • Rogue Asset synopsis, comments

    Rogue Asset

    Andy McDermott

    EVERY OPERATIVE KNOWS THE RULES. The mission comes first. You are a deniable asset. Betrayal is punished by death.'A writer of almost cinematic talent' DAILY EXPRESSAlex Reeve was...

  • Mercenary synopsis, comments

    Mercenary

    Duncan Falconer

    Stratton carries out a small task in Central America as a favour to a CIA officer, but it leads him to become embroiled in a national rebellion. Against his own principles, the spe...

  • Vertical synopsis, comments

    Vertical

    Cody Goodfellow

    A group of urbex explorers breaking into the world’s tallest skyscraper in Moscow grapple with dangers from all sides in this pulsepounding cinematic thriller for readers of Gregg ...

  • Burning Angels synopsis, comments

    Burning Angels

    Bear Grylls

    A prehistoric corpse entombed within an Arctic glacier, crying tears of blood.A jungle island overrun by rabid primates escapees from a research laboratory's Hot Zone.A massive se...

  • Traitor synopsis, comments

    Traitor

    Duncan Falconer

    After a surveillance mission in Sevastopol goes badly wrong, Stratton finds himself doing penance at MI16, the government's clandestine organisation that creates weapons equipment ...

  • Pirate synopsis, comments

    Pirate

    Duncan Falconer

    When elite operative John Stratton is sent to Yemen by the Secret Intelligence Service to track down a suspected alQaeda cell, he thinks he knows what he is dealing with. But when ...

  • Run synopsis, comments

    Run

    Adam Hamdy

    JAMES PATTERSON called Adam Hamdy's debut PENDULUM 'one of the best thrillers of the year'. Now meet John Wallace, the lead of PENDULUM in this exclusive novella, perfect for fans ...

  • Scorpion Trail synopsis, comments

    Scorpion Trail

    Geoffrey Archer

    Alex Crawford has been out of MI5 and the combat zone for twenty years, but now fate has thrust him back into the front line.Though he is an aid worker, the secret service minders ...

  • A Gift for Dying synopsis, comments

    A Gift for Dying

    M. J. Arlidge

    The totally gripping psychological thriller, from the millioncopy bestselling author of the Helen Grace series. 'The perfect psychological thriller' 5 Reader Review Nothing surpri...

  • No mientas synopsis, comments

    No mientas

    Gregg Hurwitz

    Gregg Hurwitz, el autor de una quincena de thrillers, nos deleita con esta trepidante y emocionante historia.Daniel Brasher siempre ha supuesto una cierta desilusión para su madre,...

  • Freefall synopsis, comments

    Freefall

    Adam Hamdy

    ONE RULE. TRUST NOONE.Adam Hamdy's debut PENDULUM was called 'one of the best thrillers of the year' by JAMES PATTERSON. This pulseracing read is perfect for fans of Lee Child and ...

  • Cut and Cover synopsis, comments

    Cut and Cover

    Kevin Hurley

    “A resounding character study just as much as it is an action novel, and both are equally triumphant.” Kirkus ReviewsTo most people, Maj. John Rexford is a retired Marine living in...

  • Ghost Target synopsis, comments

    Ghost Target

    Andy McDermott

    EVERY OPERATIVE KNOWS THE RULES.The mission comes first. You are a deniable asset. Betrayal is punished by death.Alex Reeve known as OPERATIVE 66 is a former specialops soldier a...

  • The Program synopsis, comments

    The Program

    Gregg Hurwitz

    The series that started it all!In this powerful followup to his actionpacked thriller The Kill Clause, Gregg Hurwitz, the new maestro of pulsepounding suspense, ratchets up the exc...

  • Never Seen Again synopsis, comments

    Never Seen Again

    Paul Finch

    'Finch is a born storyteller' PETER JAMES'Guaranteed to elevate your heart rate' DAVID JACKSONA GRIPPING AND EXPLOSIVE NEW THRILLER FROM THE MILLION COPY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA m...

  • The Insider synopsis, comments

    The Insider

    Matthew Richardson

    The thrilling novel of espionage and murder set in the dark heart of Westminster, from the UK's most exciting new spy writerA Russian defector is found brutally murdered in a Londo...

  • Call Me Hunter synopsis, comments

    Call Me Hunter

    Jim Shockey

    INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERAn elite secret society of killers has controlled the world’s treasures for hundreds of years…until one member tears himself free to salvage his ...

  • Pendulum synopsis, comments

    Pendulum

    Adam Hamdy

    'ONE OF THE BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR' JAMES PATTERSON, bestselling author.A photographer is mysteriously targeted for death in this whiteknuckle ride deep into a terrifying cons...

  • The Operative synopsis, comments

    The Operative

    Duncan Falconer

    In wartorn Iraq, Stratton's closest friend is killed whilst on operation, leaving behind a grieving wife and child Stratton's godson. When the widow moves to Los Angeles she is br...

  • The Hijack synopsis, comments

    The Hijack

    Duncan Falconer

    Two hundred miles south of the Devon coastline, Palestinian freedom fighter Abed Abu Omar and twenty men prepare for their most daring mission yet the hijack of a supertanker, a f...

  • The House on the Lake synopsis, comments

    The House on the Lake

    Nuala Ellwood

    No matter how far you run . . .He's never far behind'Gripping, poignant' Rosamund Lupton'Eerily haunting' Jane Corry'I literally couldn't put it down' Emma CurtisLisa needs to disa...

  • Aftershock synopsis, comments

    Aftershock

    Adam Hamdy

    FEAR IS THE DEADLIEST WEAPON.Adam Hamdy's first PENDULUM novel was called 'one of the best thrillers of the year' by James Pattersonand chosen as a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick. AFTE...

  • A Summer Revenge synopsis, comments

    A Summer Revenge

    Tom Callaghan

    'Even better than Child 44. Akyl Borubaev is a terrific creation' Anthony Horowitz'Just keeps getting better . . . buy the whole series right away' Peter Robinson, No.1 bestselling...

  • No Place for a Lady synopsis, comments

    No Place for a Lady

    Gill Paul

    Praise for Gill Paul: ‘A cleverly crafted novel and an enthralling story… A triumph.’ DINAH JEFFERIES ‘Gripping, romantic and evocative of its time.’ LULU TAYLOR The year is 1854,...

  • Blutverrat synopsis, comments

    Blutverrat

    Tom Wood

    »Ein WahnsinnsThriller mit sagenhafter Energie!« Gregg Hurwitz (Autor des Bestsellers »Orphan X«)Sie sind Schwestern, und sie bekämpfen einander mit allen Mitteln. Denn beide wol...

  • Summary of Lone Wolf An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz synopsis, comments

    Summary of Lone Wolf An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz

    Jean peak

    In "Lone Wolf: An Orphan X Novel," Gregg Hurwitz delivers a gripping tale of redemption, resilience, and relentless action that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until t...

  • The Perfect Life synopsis, comments

    The Perfect Life

    Nuala Ellwood

    HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE SOMEONE ELSE?Vanessa has always found it easy to pretend to be somebody different, somebody better. When things get tough in her real life, all she has t...

  • Down to the Woods synopsis, comments

    Down to the Woods

    M. J. Arlidge

    If you go down to the woods today, you better not go alone . . .FROM THE MILLIONCOPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR M.J. ARLIDGEThe last thing Tom Campbell remembers is camping in the New Fore...

  • The Protector synopsis, comments

    The Protector

    Duncan Falconer

    Three men: an Iraqi, a former coalition soldier and a journalist, drive together from Baghdad towards Fallujah as the US Marines encircle the city to take it apart. It seems the me...

  • The Dead Sea Deception synopsis, comments

    The Dead Sea Deception

    Adam Blake

    For fans of Dan Brown's Origin and The Da Vinci Code, by the author of the awardwinning, massive bestseller The Girl with All the Gifts, comes a thriller to keep you reading until ...

  • Undersea Prison synopsis, comments

    Undersea Prison

    Duncan Falconer

    After the British military lose an officer to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, a desperate race begins to find his killers. Little do the assailants know that the precious inform...

  • Operative 66 synopsis, comments

    Operative 66

    Andy McDermott

    EVERY OPERATIVE KNOWS THE RULES. The mission comes first. You are a deniable asset. Betrayal is punished by death.'Operative 66 is an actionpacked thrill ride...twists and turns t...

  • My Name Is Nobody synopsis, comments

    My Name Is Nobody

    Matthew Richardson

    'PROOF THAT THE SPY GENRE IS FLOURISHING IN THE 21ST CENTURY' Guardian'I know for certain that there is a mole somewhere within the intelligence services . . . His codename is Nobo...

  • Stratton synopsis, comments

    Stratton

    Duncan Falconer

    NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING DOMINIC COOPER READ IT BEFORE YOU SEE IT! THE ENEMY HAS A WEAPON. SO DO WE.Discover the hugely bestselling debut thriller by a former member of the elit...

  • Wolf Trap synopsis, comments

    Wolf Trap

    Connor Sullivan

    “A mustread thriller from a brilliant new talent in the genre.” Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling authorThis “adrenaline rush of a novel” (Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times be...

  • The Confidence-man synopsis, comments

    The Confidence-man

    Herman Melville

    Onboard the Fidèle, a steamboat floating down the Mississippi to New Orleans, a confidence man sets out to defraud his fellow passengers. In quick succession he assumes numerous gu...

  • Tell No Lies synopsis, comments

    Tell No Lies

    Gregg Hurwitz

    "Another winner from a toptier thriller writer." Kirkus ReviewsDaniel Brasher left a highpaying job as a money manager to marry his communityorganizer wife and do the work he loves...

  • Trust No One synopsis, comments

    Trust No One

    Gregg Hurwitz

    Over the past two decades, Nick Horrigan has built a quiet, safe life for himself, living as much under the radar as possible. But all of that shatters when, in the middle of the n...

  • Trust No One synopsis, comments

    Trust No One

    Anthony Mosawi

    My name is Sara Eden, and this is all I can remember . . . There are government agents pursuing me. They think I know something they want. They will never stop. I could be a dange...

  • The Mysterious Affair at Castaway House synopsis, comments

    The Mysterious Affair at Castaway House

    Stephanie Lam

    This stunning debut novel is a gripping read laced with mystery, secrets and love perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Tracy Chevalier and Sarah Waters. There are secrets hiding b...